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Fountain Hills considers Ride Choice changes after trip volume triples; council backs classic model and ADA certification
Summary
Valley Metro’s Ride Choice trips rose from ~900 in FY22 to ~3,000 in FY25. Staff said lottery funds (~$60K) won’t cover a projected $160K program cost for FY27; council directed staff to shift to the Classic/mileage model, require ADA certification, and return with budget estimates for a July FY27 implementation and one‑year evaluation.
Dave Trimble, who oversees the town’s Ride Choice program, told the council the service—launched in 2015 to help seniors and people with disabilities—has grown sharply in recent years. Trimble said funding sources have shifted: the program historically used a mix of Public Transportation Funds and Arizona Lottery Funds, and under recent Prop 479 guidance some prior funding avenues are no longer available. Current lottery funding for Ride Choice is about $60,000 a year, but Trimble estimated…
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